Valley College of Medical Careers

West Hills, CA · Private for-profit · 57 students · Visit Website

Valley College of Medical Careers specializes in healthcare training, offering diploma programs in fields like Medical Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding, Pharmacy Technician, and Surgical Technology. The college provides hands-on training through externship programs in real-world job environments and offers job placement assistance upon graduation. They also provide flexible scheduling with morning, afternoon, and evening classes.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$26,214/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

52/100

All Programs at Valley College of Medical Careers

1 trade program at Valley College of Medical Careers, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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52 $26,214/yr $8,109 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Valley College of Medical Careers using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.